Free ebooks of classic genre literature and nonfiction
Readers won’t find any tedious plodding dramas here, like those assigned for likely sadistic reasons in literature class.
This collection focuses on the genres of fantasy, horror, science fiction, mysteries, adventure, and westerns along with fascinating and often historically influential nonfiction works.
Browse the list of DRM-free ebook classics below and make your selections from the free downloads. Every classic here has been personally enjoyed by the publisher, Tracy Falbe, who hopes that you might share in the pleasures, passions, and knowledge of past literary greats and thinkers that she admires.
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley – Be swept away in the hopeless quest of the original mad scientist in Shelley’s profound novel that examines the powers of creation and the responsibility that such powers demand. A free classic ebook.
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Browse the Ebook Classics catalog below.
Author quick jump: Aeschylus - William Bligh - Edgar Rice Burroughs - John Cleland - Charles Darwin - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Alexandre Dumas - John Esquemeling - Zane Grey - Brothers Grimm - Homer - Robert E. Howard - Rudyard Kipling - David Livingstone - Nicolo Machiavelli - John Milton - Edgar Allan Poe - William Shakespeare - Mary Shelley - Robert Louis Stevenson - Bram Stoker - Jonathan Swift - Sun Tzu - Vatsyayana - Jules Verne - H.G. Wells - Owen Wister
Genre tags: adventure, drama, erotica, fantasy, historical, horror, mystery, nonfiction, romance, science fiction, westerns
Dracula by Bram Stoker – The ultimate horror classic that has inspired an endless bloody stream of vampire literature ever since. A marvelous chilling novel with undying appeal.
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Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs – Cross the line and discover your animal nature with Burrough’s famous hero of the jungle.
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A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs - Set on a dying planet riddled with conflict, Burroughs creates yet another signature hero in the indomitable John Carter.
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu – A nonfiction work from ancient history. An excellent source of wisdom that will expand your problem solving abilities. Victory comes to those who think.
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The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling -- A charming story that offers an excellent example of storytelling with the first person narrative form. Trek past the frontiers of British-ruled India with two Victorian gentlemen of questionable reputation who seek to conquer remote Kafiristan and make their fortunes as the kings of that extra-backward region of Afghanistan.
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The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas -- Embrace French civilization at its height, but be ready to fight for Her honor. Anyone who likes to have fun and make love should cross blades with this splendid classic adventure.
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A Narrative of the Mutiny, on Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty by William Bligh -- Fletcher Christian became a romantic hero of fiction, but the real Captain Bligh had his own story to tell. His actual journal recounting his survival after the famous mutiny has been riveting readers since the 1790s.
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A Trio of Tragedies: MacBeth, Hamlet & King Lear by William Shakespeare -- Murder, madness, and rejection never sounded so good. Astounding dramas by the world's most favored playwright.
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On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin -- One of the books that changed the world and it remains a keystone of the biological sciences to this day.
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The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin -- The book that unapologetically placed humanity in the jungle with all the other members of the animal kingdom.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson -- If you let your dark side see the light of day, it just might start to flourish.
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